Fun in Montana

[Plissken]

So I'm in Montana right now for an engineering competition. My team and I had a bit of down time so we went climbing/hiking at a local spot. On the hike back, around 8:45pm, I noticed what I thought was a piece of climbing rope on the ground, I was mistaken.

Found this guy on the side of the hiking trail, which suprized me because it was getting pretty late and it was pretty cold up there.

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/227562_1908249340450_1068302758_2166953_2240188_n. jpg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/230317_1908249740460_1068302758_2166954_1243690_n. jpg

Sorry for the really bad picture quality, wasn't expecting to be taking any pictures and all I had was my phone. Can any one identify?

[Stefan-A]

vagrans

[Spankenstyne]

Good call Stefan, looks like a wandering to me too.

[Plissken]

Awesome. I was really surprised at how docile it was after only like two minutes of handling. Now I just have to work on finding one back in iowa.

[guidofatherof5]

You won't find any Wanderings in Iowa.
Central Iowa is T.radix(Plains garter) and T.s.parietalis (Red Sided garter) range.
Both great snakes.;)

[Plissken]

I figured there weren't any like that in iowa :) I ment more just a garter snake in general. I was tempted to bring that one back. I figured that would have been a really hard ride for the snake though, not to mention the climate change from montana and iowa. Just let it back down right where I found it and it just slithered under a stone a few feet away.

[drache]

nice one

[ConcinusMan]

You're in Montana, in the great outdoors and you hadn't planned on taking pictures?!! Somebody go get an actual rope.